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Climate Change

NPS, photo. Climate Change. Environmental Purchasing Waste Reduction Green Buildings. Federal purchasing power is $250 Billion! EP = environment + price + performance Every purchase has health and environmental impacts. By Buying Green We conserve… foreign and domestic raw materials

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Climate Change

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  1. NPS, photo Climate Change Environmental Purchasing Waste Reduction Green Buildings

  2. Federal purchasing power is $250 Billion! • EP = environment + price + performance • Every purchase has health and environmental impacts

  3. By Buying Green • We conserve… • foreign and domestic raw materials • landfill space • energy in securing, transporting, and manufacturing • Create jobs, markets, and revenues • Decrease greenhouse emissions earth

  4. Environmental Purchasing • recycled content products • biobased products • energy efficient products • water efficient products • non-toxic products EVIL

  5. Environmental Purchasing • Specifying Green Products • Careful selection • Buy locally produced materials • Consider packaging • Think Lifecycle Costs • Plan (early) • Prioritize Sustainability has to be incorporated into design at the beginning. It can’t be an add-on at the end.

  6. Incorporating Green Products into Specs • SOW must reflect your commitment • Identify criteria • Include recycled content – what %? • Toxicity levels – what levels? • Know your federal requirements • CPG • Biobased • Energy Star • Watersense JOTR organic soil stabilizer

  7. Challenges The less we consume in terms of products and packaging, the less energy is used and fewer GHGs are emitted. • How do you evaluate and track purchasing? • What are your incentives to waste? • Decentralized spending • Smart cards – everyone has them

  8. Opportunities • green janitorial products • biobased hydraulic fluids, greases, chainsaw fuels • RC building products (i.e. insulation, restroom partitions) • environmentally friendly paints and carpet and non-carpet • sustainably harvested wood • water-based solvents and adhesives; no VOC’s • alternatives to pressure treated lumber • non-lead practice bullets • buy green office products

  9. Sustainable Design and Construction • High performance, energy efficient, healthy • Use green standards (LEED and SBIP checklists) • Use Whole Building Design Guide specs www.wbdg.org • PWR Directive 48: Sustainable Design and Construction • Historic preservation is a sustainable practice • Passive design and net zero energy Buildings contribute up to 48% of GHG emissions

  10. Mt. Rainier NP’s new Henry M. Jackson visitor center meets LEED standards

  11. Lassen Volcanic NP’s new Kohm Yah-mah-nee visitor center is certified LEED Platinum

  12. All projects produce waste • Include Construction Waste Management Plan (job recycling) in specs • Whole Building Design Guide specs

  13. Throwing away one less large bag of garbage every two weeks can reduce GHG gas emissions by more than half a ton a year. If we used 10% less paper, we would save 1.6 million T of GHG, and keep 280,000 cars off the road for one year.

  14. Recycling - reduces use of virgin materials and emissions generated during production and transportation, reduces energy demand • Composting - uses aerobic process to produce a usable product - does not produce methane, 23 X as potent as CO2 – which is anaerobically produced in landfills • Reuse and waste prevention - reduces the • production of new materials, resulting in fewer GHG • emissions, including less waste at end of product’s life

  15. Integrated Solid Waste Alternative Plans (ISWAP) • Evaluate system components • Identify waste diversion rate • Improve tracking • Reduce system costs

  16. ISWAP Funding Criteria Infrastructure: containers, equipment, composting Cost difference for green products Further studies Educational materials and programs School and public outreach North Cascades Mount Rainier

  17. Can your park improve its solid waste management? • Tracking quantities and diversion rates • Monitor fill rates • Containers and signage in visitor use areas • Remove more trash containers along drive-bys • Recycling located next to trash • Pack-in and pack-out • Concessioner tracking and accounting • Concessioner food packaging • Reduce plastic drinking water bottles • Electronics disposal

  18. Tools, Guides, and Resources • Solid Waste Mgnt. Handbook • 2008 on-line • Green Purchasing How-To • Green Office Practices • Best Management Practices • Green Janitorial Products and Practices • Waste and EP tracking sheets • (free) EP training for parks • Green Voice Newsletter

  19. Education and Communication John Day Fossil Beds NM public education display on the energy use of its PV system Teach the children Point Reyes NS “know your energy use” campaign

  20. Thank You Sonya Capek sonya_capek@nps.gov 206-220-4271

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